The Art of Detection

In this thrilling new crime novel that ingeniously bridges Laurie R. King&#146;s Edgar and Creasey Awards&#151;winning Kate Martinelli series and her bestselling series starring Mary Russell San Francisco homicide detective Kate Martinelli crosses paths with Sherlock Holmes&#150;in a spellbinding dual mystery that could come only from the &#147;intelligent witty and complex&#148; mind of <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Laurie R. King&#133;.<br><br>Kate Martinelli has seen her share of peculiar things as a San Francisco cop but never anything quite like this: an ornate Victorian sitting room straight out of a Sherlock Holmes story&#150;complete with violin tobacco-filled Persian slipper and gunshots in the wallpaper that spell out the initials of the late queen. <br><br>Philip Gilbert was a true Holmes fanatic from his antiquated d&#233;cor to his vintage wardrobe. And no mere fan of fiction&#146;s great detective but a leading expert with a collection of priceless memorabilia&#150;a collection some would kill for.<br><br>And perhaps someone did: In his collection is a century-old manuscript purportedly written by Holmes himself&#150;a manuscript that eerily echoes details of Gilbert&#146;s own murder.<br><br>Now with the help of her partner Al Hawkin Kate must follow the convoluted trail of a killer&#150;one who may have trained at the feet of the greatest mind of all times.